A palette of bronze and silver: the monetary perspective of the archaeological site at Kalapodi

Abstract The numismatic materials from the sanctuary of Kalapodi illustrate an affiliation to various regions and a network right from the monetization of Greece. The current paper assesses the issues of this topic in the light of new and old archaeological contexts following the work by Peter Franke and Rainer Felsch. Economic and political influence on the sanctuary of Kalapodi was not stable and raises the question as to the extent to which it may be described as Phocian throughout antiquity. With this regard, a concrete overview of Phocian coins is expected to provide better insight into development patterns. For this purpose, the coins depicting the chronology of activities in the sanctuary are evaluated.

Keywords Kalapodi, coins, Phocis, sacred context, affiliation